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October 23, 2008
NGOs, INGOs
AARP Launches Personalized Flash GOTV Video · A new get-out-the-vote video from the AARP uses Flash video technology to embed the name of email recipients into the video itself, appearing lifelike on t-shirts, papers and poster-boards, as if the recipient were an actual candidate for office. (ClickZ)
Krugman Wins Nobel Economics Prize ·
Paul Krugman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on economies of scale and trade theory. (WSJ)
Icelands’ Banks Frozen ·
Without assistance from the IMF or other countries, Iceland's financial situation is dire and could spread. (Forbes) Its banks' losses amount to $74 billion or $230,000/per capita -- compared to just $3,700/capita in the UK.
Red Cross Receives $100M From Congress ·
The American Red Cross said it will receive $100 million in emergency funding from the Congress to aid its disaster relief services, which were depleted as the charity fell into debt while responding to a string of hurricanes this summer. (Washington Post)